Florida Senate - 2012CS for SB 596By the Committee on Commerce and Tourism; and Senators Storms,
Bennett, Detert, Negron, Altman, Norman, Evers, and Oelrich
577-02443-12 2012596c1
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to compensation of employees; limiting
3 salaries of employees of an entity created under ch.
4 348, F.S., or an entity defined in s. 315.02(1) or
5 (2), F.S.; limiting salaries of employees of nonprofit
6 organizations that enter into contracts with the
7 state; providing a means for approval of salaries in
8 excess of such limitation; providing an effective
9 date.
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11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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13 Section 1. (1)An employee of an entity created under
14 chapter 348, Florida Statutes, or an entity defined in s.
15 315.02(1) or (2), Florida Statutes, may not receive a salary,
16 whether base pay or base pay combined with any bonus or
17 incentive payments, in excess of the salary paid to the highest
18 paid statewide elected official, as established in the General
19 Appropriations Act, unless an employee of that entity receives
20 approval from the Legislative Budget Commission.
21 (2)An employee of an organization, other than a for-profit
22 business entity, which enters into a contract with the state or
23 any of its agencies or other statutorily created entities may
24 not receive a salary, whether base pay or base pay combined with
25 any bonus or incentive payments, in excess of the salary paid to
26 the highest-paid statewide elected official, as established in
27 the General Appropriations Act, if such organization receives
28 two-thirds or more of its budget from state-appropriated funds,
29 including state-appropriated federal funds, unless that
30 organization or entity receives approval from the Legislative
31 Budget Commission. This provision does not apply to hospitals,
32 as defined in s. 395.002(12), Florida Statutes.
33 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.